"When two creative forces like PUMA and Fumito Ganryu join hands, the result is never ordinary. Known for blending athletic innovation with avant-garde fashion, the duo's second collaboration revisits one of PUMA's most unconventional silhouettes-the Mostro XC-and reimagines it through Ganryu's conceptual lens. First teased during Paris Men's Fashion Week in January 2025, this partnership dives deep into the tension between movement and stillness, control and chaos, youth and maturity."
"At the heart of the collaboration lies the theme of duality-a concept that has long defined Ganryu's approach to design. Once a protégé of Rei Kawakubo at COMME des GARÇONS, Ganryu has built his reputation on merging utility with artistic tension, fusing opposing forces into something that feels both futuristic and human. This narrative takes center stage in the campaign film, starring actor Masaru Kasamatsu, which illustrates "a story from youthful rebellion to mature control.""
PUMA and Fumito Ganryu reunite to reimagine the Mostro XC, blending athletic innovation with avant-garde fashion. The collaboration centers on duality, merging movement and stillness, control and chaos, youth and maturity. Ganryu, once a protégé of Rei Kawakubo at COMME des GARÇONS, merges utility with artistic tension to create designs that feel both futuristic and human. A campaign film starring Masaru Kasamatsu portrays a story from youthful rebellion to mature control through visual poetry and movement. The original Mostro, introduced in 1999, combined 1960s sprint spikes and surf shoe elements; its spiked outsole and aerodynamic shape earned cult status, now revisited as a conceptual study of movement and self-awareness through footwear.
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